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Nokia 701 vs Nokia Asha 501

2.24 in
4.61 in
Nokia 701 Mobile Phone
Nokia 701
2.28 in
3.91 in
Nokia Asha 501 Mobile Phone
Nokia Asha 501
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
4
4 editorial reviews
Symbian Belle is on the march and the leader of the pack is the Nokia 701. It busts out the big guns - a 1,000 nit floodlight of a screen, a fast, modern...Read more
The Nokia 701 manages to cram in the brightest screen on a mobile phone to date with its 1000 nits - Nokia E6 was the previous champion here with its 900 nits. The phone is about 50% brighter outside than the LG Optimus Black, for example, with its 700 nits. The Nokia 701 is, however, running Symbian, which is clunkier than Android, and has less apps to choose from...Read more
Nokia 701 debuts the Symbian Belle software along with 1 GHz processor and brings NFC functionality too.Read more
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5
3.5 out of 5
3 user ratings
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4 stars
66 %
3 stars
33 %
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User rating
39
4.2 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
30 %
4 stars
58 %
3 stars
10 %
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4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
16 %
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
RAM memory512 MB64 MB

Display

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Screen size3.5 in3.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M262K
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution640 x 360 px320 x 240 px
Pixel density210.0 ppi133.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnono
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx3.15 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px640 x 480 px
Digital zoomyesyes

Storage

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Colour of productGrey
  • Black
  • White
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Yellow
  • Red

Dimensions

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Height4.61 in3.91 in
Width2.24 in2.28 in
Depth0.43 in0.48 in
Weight4.62 oz3.46 oz

Sensors

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Accelerometeryesyes

Other features

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Dual sim supportnoyes
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS3.0 HS
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Navigation systemA-GPSGPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
3G UMTSyesno
4G LTEnono

Battery

Nokia 701Nokia 701
Nokia Asha 501Nokia Asha 501
Replaceable batteryyesyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1300.0 mAh1200.0 mAh
Standby time551.0 h1152.0 h
Talk time6.0 h17.0 h
Fast chargingnono

Pros & Cons

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      Cons

          Often compared with Nokia 701